natale bentivoglio scarpa, also known as cagnaccio di san pietro, was a renowned italian painter born on january 14, 1897, in desenzano del garda. his artistic training began at the academy of fine art in venice, where he studied under ettore tito. early career and style cagnaccio's early paintings were characterized by a futurist idiom, but by the early 1920s, he had adopted a smoothly brushed, nearly photographic style. this transition marked the beginning of his journey into the realm of magic realism. his work includes portraits, nudes, still lifes, scenes of popular life, and religious p…